Saturday, April 05, 2008

Rebeaud Rocks Mexico City

The five-stop Red Bull X-Fighters tour opened Friday at the Plaza de Toros in Mexico City, with Swiss rider Mat Rebeaud fighting his way through qualification rounds to the championship.

After defeating American Jeremy Stenberg in the semis, Rebeaud (pictured above) risked everything in the final against Spain’s Dany Torres. He delivered a perfect combination of show, acrobatics and more than just daredevil jumps in front of 43,000 fans shoehorned into a bullfighting arena.

“That was just incredible, I’m over the moon. Here in Mexico everyone really lived the emotions, including me,” said the KTM rider.

Rebeaud, 26, has the early lead in the first classification of Red Bull X-Fighters. Riders will return to action May 3 at the Sambadromo in Rio de Janeiro. Stop No. 3 on June 14 takes the X-Fighters to the Fort Worth Stockyards, where the Wild West will unite with the modern spectacle of freestyle moto X.

On the Red Bull Racing Team front, the Nos. 83 and 84 have two practice sessions today (noon and 1:20 p.m. ET) before Brian Vickers straps into Braun Racing’s No. 32 for the O’Reilly 300. In three Nationwide starts, the 2003 series champion owns a pole (Las Vegas) and best finish of fourth (Daytona).

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Jayski.comAllmendinger now expected back in #84 at Talladega: AJ Allmendinger, originally expected back in the seat of the #84 Red Bull Racing Toyota April 12 at Phoenix, said Friday he will not return until the following week at Talladega. Mike Skinner made his first appearance in the # 84 at Las Vegas and has a best finish of 27th (at Atlanta) in four starts entering Texas. "He's said the same things that I've been saying, so just more than anything there's a peace of mind of getting back in the car and [saying], 'OK, so I'm not crazy. I am feeling the right things," Allmendinger said. He has tested for the team at New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway and Nashville during his hiatus from competition.(SceneDaily.com)

OH !!! - so now you guys believe me when I tell you AJ will be back for Dega. Why all the hating? I called it and now it is true. Stock car ticker will occasionaly have good info for you blogger-haters.

anon, why don't you use the name/url identity and create a nickname so people know who you are when you post? This way people might start believing your posts when you posts them instead of just seeing anonymous like 75% of the people here.

Where is the blog address? What about the paint scheme (Red Bull Sugar Free or a #85)?

6th not to bad but should of got a top three.After Stewart and Harvick were out of contention, there were three main cars: Kyle Busch, Jeff Burton, and Brian Vickers. Hope racing in nationwide helps in the sprint cup series! MS, get a good top-20 finish! And 1 more thing, did anyone else notice that the Daytona and the California/Vegas videos dissapeared?

What the fuccccck has Skinner done to earn an extra race i the 84, he hasn't gotten the car near the top 35,and this hole experiment IMHO has been a failure... AJ couldve done the same damn thing- so why has Skinner gotten another week in the car???? Cuz Talladega is just the place to put a driver who hasnt raced in 2 months... Horrible-

Qualifying is easier at Talladega. If A.J. gets back in and misses the show, it would shoot his confidence. Getting in the race has to be the top priority for his return week.

Nice job today, BV.

Disappointing run for the 84, though. There is something wrong with that team that goes far deeper than the driver. I'll admit that a few weeks ago, I thought A.J.'s inexperience may have been to blame. But nothing went wrong for the team today. They just sucked.

Suzie, I love Bob D but he has a history of not being on top of things when it comes to silly season stuff. If RB were to let AJ go (which I don't believe) he will be in a car somewhere...he is more respected in the garage area than he does on this blog.

Jason Lyman, you could not carry Skinner's helmet you idiot, let alone drive anywhere near his level. What a moron....Skinner has made EVERY race he has attempted this year, whether it be in the 27 or the 84. Don't blame him for that teams inability to have a decent car in race trim.